Every employment contract I've signed, or that I can at least remember, stipulated that you can be sued if you interfere with their client relationships after l

Every employment contract I've signed, or that I can at least remember, stipulated that you can be sued if you interfere with their client relationships after leaving. Agree with you that it's a bad idea to axe liaisons while deals are going through, but at the same time clients agreeing to deals at that stage will probably still see them through despite their sales contacts leaving.